Hollie Doyle has returned from a week out through injury and heads to the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Tuesday with seven rides including Trueshan in the Goodwood Cup; Royal Ascot seventh Zgharta looks to have a good chance in the Ridgeview Fillies’ Stakes (4.55)
Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle, who returns to action following a week on the sidelines with a slight injury, previews her rides on day one of the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Tuesday.
It’s a big ask for my old friendTRUESHANto roll back the years and win a second Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (3.05) on Tuesday but I’ve seen enough to believe he can give the young pretenders a run for their money.
I sat on him at Alan King’s last week and he felt great. He’s nine now but still thinks he’s much younger and definitely retains enough ability to run a huge race against the might ofIllinois,ScandinaviaandFrench Master.
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Alan normally starts Trueshan off in a Listed race but circumstances meant that his first run of the year came in a Group One in France where he shaped well against race-fit rivals.
He also showed in the Group One Prix Royal-Oak at Saint Cloud in the autumn that he can still cut it at the highest level, beaten only a length and a half.
He owes us nothing but if the ground doesn’t dry out too much he might just give his devoted owners the Singula Partnership another big day out.
I’m really sweet on the chances of both fillies I ride for my boss Imad Alsagar including the talentedZGHARTAin the Ridgeview Fillies’ Stakes (4.55).
She showed great potential in getting off the mark in a Newmarket maiden in May and ran much better than the form figure suggests in the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Andrew Balding’s daughter of Ghaiyyath missed the break but made up a lot of ground quite stylishly and went to win her race before just getting tired in the closing stages. Despite being drawn on the wrong side she was beaten little more than three lengths.
Source: Skysports
